Re: If I found the source code for the Universe, the first thing I'd do:

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Re^2: If I found the source code for the Universe, the first thing I'd do: by perldigious (Priest) on Nov 01, 2016 at 15:21 UTC
You may want to include a subroutine that gets called to supply you with more wealth/resources whenever you run too low. That way you can focus on things that interest you entirely without the daily minutia of getting by in modern society distracting you. I don't know about you, but I was dirt poor and drowning in student loans back in my early twenties. :-) Just another Perl hooker - will code for food	[reply]
Re^3: If I found the source code for the Universe, the first thing I'd do: by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 01, 2016 at 15:31 UTC
supply you with more wealth/resources whenever you run too low I firmly believe that if I knew back then, what I know now, the money would have taken care of itself. Or not :) With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :) In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^4: If I found the source code for the Universe, the first thing I'd do: by perldigious (Priest) on Nov 01, 2016 at 18:02 UTC
I firmly believe that if I knew back then, what I know now, the money would have taken care of itself. I'd be foolish to disagree, but I think life would be so much simpler if: `my $goal = "what is to be accomplished?"; my @tasks = qw( all the necessary steps to get there ); if ( absolutely_necessary($goal) ) { do work(@tasks) or die "$!, but the rest of us forge on"; } elsif ( want_to_accomplish($goal) ) { do work(@tasks); }` [download] Could be reduced to: `my $goal = "what is to be accomplished?"; my @tasks = qw( all the necessary steps to get there ); do work(@tasks) if ( want_to_accomplish($goal) );` [download] Everybody writes their own `sub work` and `sub want_to_accomplish` of course. I suppose even `sub absolutely_necessary` is subjective in part, but there is apt to be a great deal of commonality there. Besides, isn't completely eliminating it a nice thought? The disappearance of the `or die` is a nice (or possibly horrifying?) thought too. :-) Just another Perl hooker - will code for food	[reply] [d/l] [select]


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